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Joy_intl
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Digital Specialist | Data Enthusiast 🌱 Nature lover & Artist 🎨
On a journey with data, digital media & creative projects.
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"Trump's airbrushed version of Jan 6 distorts history. See the evidence for yourself. "

NPR does a great job sharing details -

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g-s1-102891/jan-6-archive

@NPR #uspol #JAN6 #history #democracy #trump #freedom #liberty #washingtondc #law #ruleoflaw #fascism #antifa
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Note that in Maine people don’t believe Susan Collins when she says ICE/CBP have left the state. They say ICE/CBP agents are simply “blending in”.
Good article, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/maine-ice-raids 1/
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Feeling overwhelmed by all the things I need to fight this morning before a 6 hour drive across the north island of NZ for my next talk in New Plymouth. Luckily, there are a lot of really awesome astronomers who are also fighting!

...But not nearly enough, and we don't have any actual power. So […]
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mastodon.social
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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My first piece for @motherjonesmag

I’d be honored if you read it and grateful if you shared it.

This started as a Mastodon post last Monday.

Trump wants to dictate the past, just like he wants total obedience in the present.

The fight for history is forever intertwined with the fights for […]
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mastodon.online
February 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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‘AltMetric’-style services, which track citations to academic papers outside of academic literature—so in the news, social media, etc.—have been quick to incorporate #bluesky posts, but I’ve yet to see one that includes the #fediverse

I can see that (real) decentralisation makes it harder to […]
Original post on archaeo.social
archaeo.social
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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There IS Good In The World!

Romanians are buying generators, other energy equipment, and devices and are bringing them to the Ukrainian Embassy in Bucharest.

The Ukrainian Embassy will organize the shipment to people affected by Russian energy terror.

THANK […]

[Original post on mstdn.social]
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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If you live in the U.S.and don’t already speak Spanish, simply learning to speak some, even just a bit, is now an anti-fascist act.
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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Same, fridge. Same.

#humor #humour #fridge
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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Immigrants
Are not
Criminals,
But the
President is.

Laguna Beach, CA
February 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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Elon Musk will be remembered as one of the greatest villains of all time.

Judge orders Musk to sit for deposition over DOGE, USAID shutdown
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/state-department-elon-musk-doge

#bankrupttesla #teslatakedown #cancelstarlink #boycottspacex #ElonMusk #doge #swastikars […]
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mstdn.social
February 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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The Swedish Chef is gonna love this deal.

#muppets #bork #humor #humour #typo
February 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
One of the most insidious aspects of politics we just don't talk about is just that -

we don't talk about it.

There's this 'elephant in the room' feeling, but no one says it - like -

Why should it be such a big deal if a person wears a mask?

A person isn't feeling well, or knows there's a […]
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mastodon.online
February 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
#blackhistory month seems like a good time to become familiar with _actual_ black history, like this excellent podcast about the 1912 expulsion in Georgia:

https://omny.fm/shows/1912/episode-1

#uspol #racism #BlackMastodon
Episode 1: The Expulsion - 1912: The Forsyth County Expulsion and Its Aftermath
In the inaugural episode of Atlanta History Center’s "1912" podcast, hosts Rose Scott and Sophia Dodd delve into one of Georgia’s most unsettling events. The episode transports listeners to the racially charged atmosphere of Forsyth County in 1912 — a year marked by the violent expulsion of the county’s Black residents. Accusations by white women against Black men ignited a wave of racial violence that ravaged the community. Through descendant testimonies and oral histories, Scott and Dodd examine the terror of those tumultuous days. Central to their exploration is the testimony of Fred Brown. Brown, one of the expelled, recounts the fires, frantic escapes, and the tragic aftermath for families forced to abandon their homes, livelihoods, and communities. His words, recorded by his son decades later, breathe new life into this often overlooked chapter in Georgia’s history. As the episode progresses, Scott and Dodd discuss how Forsyth County remained almost exclusively white for decades. They also focus on the 1987 Brotherhood March, led by civil rights leader Hosea Williams, which brought national attention to the county’s deep racial divide. 1912 is a limited series from Atlanta History Center and WABE.
omny.fm
February 5, 2026 at 10:31 AM
I think the saddest part of being an adult has been the utter disillusion of finding out you're not rewarded for doing the right thing, in fact, these days, you get killed for it.
February 5, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I feel like folks who have common sense just need to state obvious truths like:

Vaccines save lives.

and put that message (and other similar) on repeat. Like - did you know:

Vaccines save lives.

Because, I thought this was obvious, but obviously a lot of people have.. forgotten? Didn't think […]
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mastodon.online
February 5, 2026 at 10:12 AM
I'm going to take on the voice of a certain recent author of an explainer series (not me) who obviously thinks very highly of himself without actually providing substance:

"Just look at the right - THEY know what they're doing - I mean sure, it's destroying civil society, but LOOK at their […]
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mastodon.online
February 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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The Department of Homeland Security has been quietly demanding tech companies
turn over user information about critics of the Trump administration, according to reports.

In several cases over recent months, Homeland Security has relied on the use of administrative subpoenas
to seek identifiable […]
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c.im
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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Brad Karp, managing partner of BigLaw firm Paul, Weiss, who led the firm’s capitulation to the Trump regime, has resigned due to his relations with Jeffrey Epstein […]
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mastodon.social
February 5, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!

This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub […]
Original post on fedi.simonwillison.net
fedi.simonwillison.net
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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Well, everyone, you can now submit a comment to let the FCC know what you think about SpaceX asking for 1 million satellites for "AI datacenters" whatever the fuck that means.

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-113A1.pdf

Comments due March 6.

I am having a very hard time believing […]
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mastodon.social
February 5, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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WaPo laid off one of the journalists who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
February 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Inspired by WA former Governor Inslee, https://open.substack.com/pub/meidastouch/p/dont-let-ice-freeze-voting : the current budget bill re funding for DHS should prohibit ICE and CBP agents from being within at a least a mile of any polling place.
If you live in the U.S., call your Senators and […]
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mastodon.social
February 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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This should be the mainstream #marketing position.
February 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Do you have a good home plum wine recipe?

If yes, please share. Because I have nearly 10kg of ripe plums and access to more, and the right equipment for home fermentation. Difficulty: this lot'll spoil in a day or two...
February 4, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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Another reason to not use #google - they'll readily share your data with the government and give you minimal opportunities to respond. It's not worth it.

https://newrepublic.com/post/206088/homeland-security-67-year-old-us-citizen-criticized-email

#bigtech #degoogle #techgiants #gmail
February 4, 2026 at 7:04 AM